Funeral program for Mrs. Virginia H. Brewton

FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR
Mrs. Virginia H. Brewton
SERVICES AT
Oak Grove A.M.E. Church
MANASSAS, GEORGIA
Saturday, May 31,1986
11:00 A.M.
FINAL RESTING PLACE
CEDAR CREEK CEMETERY
MANASSAS, GEORGIA
HARPERS FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE
OBITUARY
God said that you were getting weary.
So he did what he thought was best
He came and stood beside you
And whispered Come and rest.
Mrs. Virginia was born in the State of Alabama,
October 11, 1898 to the late Mrs. Fannie Harris Spell-
man. While very young, the family moved to Georgia,
and settled in Manassas. At an early age, she joined the
Oak Grove A.M.E. Church.
She was married to March Brewton who preceded
her in death. She was a faithful member at her church
until she became ill and moved away, about 28 years ago,
she still attended but not as regular as before. She was a
member of the Knights of Moses Society, Charity and
Good Will, Women Home Benefit W.M.B.S. Burial
Society.
A few years ago she moved to Boston Mass. She
passed away Sunday, May 25 at 12:15 at the Boston City
Hospital.
She leaves to mourn her passing, one son, Arbertee
Harris, Claxton, Ga.; four daughters, Mrs. Eula Mae
Bryant, Buffalo, N. Y., Mrs. Maurice Gamble,
Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs. Arvannah Hall Bodkin and Mrs.
Grace Glaude, Boston, Mass.; one step-son, Ambro
Brewton, Claxton, Ga.; three step-daughters, Mrs. Annie
Mae Hendrix, Jesup, Ga., Mrs. Nona Bell Hall,
Manassas, Ga., Mrs. Lillie Mae Ruff, Savannah, Ga.; one
daughter-in-law, Lily Mae Harris, Claxton, Ga.; one step-
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Nina Bell Brewton; four sons-in-
law, Mr. Henry Bryant, Buffalo, N. Y., Mr. Walter
Gamble, Philadelphia, Pa., Mr. John Claude, Boston,
Mass., Mr. Ellis Hall, Boston, Mass., Mr. Earl Ruff,
Savannah, Ga.; sixteen grandchildren, thirty great-
grandchildren, six great-great grandchildren, and a host
of relatives and friends.
For our lifes just a limit for when God cails it only
takes a minute rest in peace and wondering are gone God
has given you a brand new home.
PROGRAM
Processional
Selection......................................Choir
Prayer...................................Rev. Thomas Schley
Hymn (Lined Only)
Scripture .........................Rev. J. C. Williams
Song...........................................Choir
Remarks: (2 Minutes Limit Please)
Remembrance.....................Rev. Johnnie Williams
Church Member...................Stewart Artis Mincey
Friend...................................Dea. Thomas Hayes
Knights of Moses and Charity and
Goodwill..........................Dea. F. Crosby
Acknowledgements...................Mrs. Betty Mincey
Obituary Read Silently..................Soft Music
Solo............................Mrs. Mae Irish Butler
...........................Rev. Pete Eason
Eulogy.............
Viewing of Remains
Recessional
PALLBEARERS
Grand Sons
FLOWERBEARERS
Ushers
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Death is the gateway to a sweeter life.
The family wishes to thank their many friends for
thier kind expressions of sympathy and all acts of services
rendered during their hour of bereavement. May God
bless each and everyone.